We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Georgia Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
241,326 90.10% $79,589 H-1B
21,270 7.94% $134,505 PERM
3,595 1.34% $25,486 H-2A
1,664 0.62% $95,353 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Georgia has seen a total of 267,855 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Georgia is the H-1B visa with 241,326 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.10% of Georgia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 21,270 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.94% of Georgia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Georgia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 370 $44,090 79.23%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 361 $49,627 78.99%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 358 $87,351 81.36%
General and Operations Managers 351 $84,987 81.25%
Computer Network Architects 346 $100,411 82.97%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 335 $57,562 82.92%
Human Resources Specialists 331 $51,337 83.38%
Chemists 325 $57,277 86.90%
Financial Managers 317 $108,728 86.14%
Data Warehousing Specialists 301 $84,191 82.92%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logisticians 57 $1,835,304 65.52%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 54 $169,846 63.53%
Financial Analysts 53 $77,882 67.95%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 53 $41,880 68.83%
Industrial Production Managers 52 $92,481 67.53%
Computer Programmers 52 $97,136 67.53%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 47 $40,546 62.67%
Sales Managers 44 $106,710 58.67%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 43 $22,714 59.72%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $45,277 58.33%
Georgia Employees Over Time
Georgia has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 8,707 employees were hired. Georgia peaked in 2016 with 21,146 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 3,857 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Georgia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 6,437 $224,889 47.15%
Vietnam 2,426 $23,044 52.22%
South Korea 923 $248,302 34.45%
China 660 $62,606 49.44%
Mexico 410 $51,815 44.96%
Brazil 309 $52,305 40.98%
Venezuela 260 $31,899 47.27%
Canada 219 $89,119 43.28%
Nepal 218 $38,105 48.44%
Pakistan 210 $55,288 47.09%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fiserv Global Services Inc 89 $72,309 91.75%
Americold Logistics Llc 88 $93,467 90.72%
Procurement Advisors Llc 88 $71,473 90.72%
Prolific Technologies Inc 88 $82,495 90.72%
Sunlight Technologies Inc 88 $88,097 90.72%
Vanderlande Industries Inc 87 $95,261 90.63%
Sapphirus Systems Llc 87 $87,803 90.63%
Primetals Technologies Usa Llc 87 $83,040 90.63%
Enrichit Inc 86 $58,434 89.58%
Swanktek Inc 86 $67,839 90.53%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jorge Luis Garcia 3 $24,565 100.00%
Family Fresh Harvesting Llc 3 $23,378 100.00%
Sol Harvesting Llc 3 $23,446 100.00%
Dw Farms Llc 3 $36,670 100.00%
Emanuel Esteban 3 $19,838 100.00%
Ag Gro Llc 3 $21,514 100.00%
Jacob Williams 3 $27,969 100.00%
B N F Inc 3 $27,969 100.00%
Pinebloom Farms Gp 3 $28,891 100.00%
Rouge River Farms Inc Ga 3 $29,737 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Garvish Immigration Law Group Llc 5 $48,739 25.00%
Awoit Systems Inc 5 $87,452 25.00%
E Hair Import Inc 5 $65,508 25.00%
Znalytics Llc 5 $111,521 25.00%
Alfresco Software Americas Inc 5 $82,443 25.00%
Unify Systems Inc 5 $47,046 25.00%
Oakley Inc 5 $116,725 25.00%
Promi Llc 5 $37,070 26.32%
Citrix Systems Inc 5 $105,502 26.32%
Spectra Info Systems Inc 5 $104,233 26.32%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Floriculture Production 15 $26,139 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 14 $27,930 100.00%
Peanut Farming 13 $27,067 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 11 $26,100 100.00%
Other Animal Production 10 $25,900 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 10 $26,031 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 9 $24,202 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 8 $21,485 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 8 $28,038 100.00%
Hay Farming 8 $22,103 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 213 $80,099 100.00%
Electroplating Plating Polishing Anodizing And Coloring 211 $20,758 100.00%
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage 207 $34,426 100.00%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 199 $98,637 100.00%
Educational Support Services 177 $50,200 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 176 $24,592 100.00%
Temporary Help Services 174 $4,679,395 100.00%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 166 $97,833 100.00%
Religious Organizations 165 $37,876 100.00%
Employment Placement Agencies 154 $20,953 100.00%

Georgia Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Georgia to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Georgia over all years is $79,589. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage